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Asymmetric real‑exchange‑rate effects on capital accumulation: evidence from non‑linear ARDL models for Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-10-05)
The paper studies the effects of the real exchange rate (RER) on capital accumulation in Mexico in the period since the late 1980s. By testing for the existence of potential asymmetries, the paper seeks to clarify some of ...
Path-dependent import-substitution policies: the case of Argentina in the twentieth century
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-02-02)
We use a simple three-sector model to narrate the economic history of Argentina during the twentieth century as seen through the prism of its integration into and dis-integration from the world economy. Assuming that capital ...
Trade liberalization and informality in Argentina: exploring the adjustment mechanisms
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-12-04)
This paper studies the link between trade reforms and labor informality in Argentina using a long time series spanning the 1980–2001 period. We explore cross-section mechanisms, that operate at the industry level, and ...
The demand for military spending in Latin American countries
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-10-05)
The allocation of resources to defence and national security is influenced by several factors, both domestic and external. Empirical findings suggest that military spending is determined by economic, strategic, political, ...
The legacy of war dynamics on state capacity: evidence from 19th century Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Economía, 2018)
The literature on conflict is ambiguous about the impact of war on state capacity building. We zoom in on the war of independence in Mexico (1810–1821) to uncover that the effect of war on long-term state capacity depends ...
The Argentina paradox: microexplanations and macropuzzles
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-02-02)
The economic history of Argentina presents one of the most dramatic examples of divergence in the modern era. What happened and why? This paper reviews the wide range of competing explanations in the literature and argues ...
Growth, inequality and poverty dynamics in Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-12-04)
In this study, we examine the contributions of growth and redistribution to poverty reduction in Mexico during the period from 1992 to 2014, using repeated cross-section household data. We first decompose the observed ...
A natural experiment on US clean water act monitoring and compliance
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Economía, 2018)
In this paper we utilize the random treatment of reduction of complete stoppage of ambient water quality monitoring, to show that major polluters increase their pollution discharges relative to effluent limits in the ...
Some elements of Peronist beliefs and tastes
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-02-02)
We study the beliefs and values of Peronism. Instead of a comprehensive approach, we focus on three elements. First, we study beliefs and values about the economic system present in Peron’s speeches during the period ...